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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a golden-framed niche with two gilded deity murtis seated on a red-draped background. The figure on the left holds a trident and a drum-like object and wears an orange turban and garlands; the figure on the right wears a tall crown and red garlands. In front, a central peetha or linga is decorated with green and red garlands and a teal cloth. A man in a white dhoti kneels at the lower left, pouring from a small vessel among brass pooja vessels, lamps and offerings on the ledge. At the lower right, a woman with long dark hair stands with her back to the camera. To the right, a smaller golden-framed figure of a person in an orange robe with folded hands and a rudraksha mala stands beside a lamp stand.

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April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 18 20132013-04-18April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-carved frame. Two large deity murtis sit on a raised seat draped in purple cloth, one with a golden crown and a tall gold-framed backdrop. A sacred stone or metal idol in the centre is garlanded with white and red flowers. A priest in white dhoti, bare-chested with a gold necklace, kneels at the left, tending brass vessels and offerings on the platform. On the right a woman in an orange and gold sari with long hair stands facing the shrine, hands at her sides. Brass oil lamps flank the platform and a second green-draped deity stands in a side niche.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large deity murti pair seated on a golden-edged throne against an orange drape. The central figure wears a red and gold crown and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, holding a trident-like object, while the consort beside them wears a gold crown, floral garlands and a yellow sari. A seated shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shirt performs puja, arranging brass vessels, plates and a kalasha on the stone platform. A small standing figure in a green-bordered orange sari stands to the right beside a golden niche with an oil lamp.2013-03-14A temple shrine with a gilded arch framing two large seated deity murtis dressed in red and maroon with garlands of white and orange flowers; one holds a trident-like staff and the other a conch. Behind them hangs a magenta and purple drape. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti and gold necklace performs puja, pouring from a brass vessel over a ceremonial arrangement with a kalasha, flower garlands and oil lamps. To the right a smaller gilded niche shows a standing figure in red with a garland, and a brass lamp stands beside it.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala, white marks on the arms and forehead, stands at left with hands joined toward a shrine. Behind a black stone base holding a tall lingam, seated deity murti with a crown, flower garlands and gold ornaments sit within a gilded arch framed by green cloth. A standing figure in a gold-and-orange striped garment, rudraksha necklace and white flower garland stands at right. Brass oil lamps and small metal offerings sit on the floor, with petals scattered at the base.2017-09-05A photograph of a temple shrine with a large golden arch framing a pair of seated deity murti, a male figure in red garments and a female figure in green and red garments, both with crowns and garlands, with a Shivalinga adorned with white flower garlands in front of them. On the right, a standing statue in saffron-orange garments with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace holds its hands in anjali beside a brass oil lamp. A white-clad priest with a shaved head and tilak sits cross-legged at the lower left beside brass pots, a kalasha and flower offerings on a white-draped altar. Stone pillars with carved reliefs surround the shrine.2013-05-04A temple shrine photograph. Two large painted deity murtis with crowns and garlands stand in a gilded arched niche draped with green cloth; the left figure holds a trident and drum-like object, and both wear rudraksha malas. In front, a priest in orange-red dhoti sits on the floor with a brass vessel, performing puja beside a white-draped altar holding a lingam with a kalasha and flower garlands. To the right stands a smaller statue of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, beside an oil lamp on a yellow-cloth base. Stone pillars with carved figures frame the scene.2013-03-06A stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.2013-04-18April 09 20122012-04-09